Posts by Tim Lindley
Team Novo Nordisk hit the climbs stage two in Taiwan
The second day of racing at the Tour de Taiwan packed the climbs into the final part of the stage with three categorized ascents coming one after the other within the last 30km and the experienced David Lozano first home for Team Novo Nordisk. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “Unfortunately we hit the first climbs…
Read MoreStrong start in Taiwan with Beadle top ten on stage one
It’s no secret that New Zealander Hamish Beadle loves the short, fast criterium style racing and the 25-year-old showed why on todays opening stage of the Tour de Taiwan, sprinting to a top ten for Team Novo Nordisk in Taipei. Head sports director Massimo Podenzana: “That’s the start we were looking for from Hamish and…
Read MorePeron returns to make season debut in Taiwan
Team Novo Nordisk captain and 2022 GP Kranj winner Andrea Peron is set to finally make his first competitive appearance of 2024 at the Tour de Taiwan on Sunday, after the 35-year-old Italian spent January and February recovering from broken ribs sustained on a training ride on the picturesque slopes of Monte Grappa. “It’s been…
Read MoreWet first time out at GP Criquielion for TNN
A cold, wet and muddy edition of GP Criquielion in Belgium was won by a very late attack with Team Novo Nordisk just outside the top ten after an arduous 200km day in the saddle. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “Typically for Belgium at this time of year it was cold, wet and muddy, but for…
Read MoreNorthern semi classics campaign opens with GP Criquelion
After 2023 marked the best performances from Team Novo Nordisk racing on Belgian roads, the world’s first all diabetes professional cycling team returns for their first outing at GP Criquelion and a race that will mark the start of a busy spring campaign. 21-year-old Czech starlet Matyas Kopecky will lead the team at the 29th…
Read MorePositive week of racing for Team Novo Nordisk at Valenciana
A solid week of racing at the Volta a la Communitat Valenciana came to a close in downtown Valencia today wrapping up the first race of the season for Team Novo Nordisk bringing with it positive signs for the year ahead. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “Aside from yesterdays Queen Stage where we lost Filippo and…
Read MoreHard going for TNN on Valenciana Queen Stage
Queen stages are never easy and that’s partly why they are regal, but today’s mountainous decider at the Volta a la Communitat Valenciana was a monster and the Team Novo Nordisk riders battled their way over the climbs to the finish line high above the Mediterranean Sea to finish with two men lost to crashes…
Read MoreSmith in the break and Kopecky sprints to seventh at Valenciana
Team Novo Nordisk sprang to life on stage three of the Volta a la Communitat Valenciana with British neo pro Nathan Smith animating the day long breakaway before Czech fastman Matyas Kopecky clicked through the gears to finish seventh in the reduced bunch sprint. Sports Director Gennady Mikhaylov: “Fantastic day today, we ticked almost every…
Read MoreLate attacks shake up finale on stage two of Valenciana
A relatively short stage and with just three third category climbs, the second day of racing at the Volta a la Communitat Valenciana looked like it could maybe be the first opportunity for the sprinters but a technical descent down to the finish followed the final climb and provided the perfect springboard for disruptive late…
Read MoreHilly first stage of Valenciana wakes up the legs for TNN
A tough and hilly opening stage of the Volta a la Valenciana let the riders know that the 2024 season was well and truly underway with Team Novo Nordisk digging in as the climbs took their toll in the final third. A heavily reduced bunch split further on the last climb as it tried in…
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